The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-20
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year pAB5cO WlLnOub lc6to VI DIS NO.
LosAN PENSION PENSION BILL DE-
FEATED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Bills granting |
pensions 10 Ms. Logan and Mrs. Blair,
widow of Gen Frank Blair, were defeated
this morning In the house COMMITTEES on
Invalid pensions. There were two alb
senrees, Pidcock and Ellsberry, when the
committee met. The members were ar
rAyed on party Inca, seven democrats
voting against and the republicans III
favor of the bills. Adverse majority re-
ports on the Logan and Blair bill will
be made by SwopO and Taulbs
respectively, and . favorable minority re-
the basis OF opposition to the
bills Ii . reluctance on the part OF ma
jOrisy Of the comuIIttee TO CONTINUANCE
of the policy OF granting hign pensions
70 widows OF officers who did not /
die from injuries incurred in the
service. The only presidents for
passing such bills were found In cases of
the widows and families Of Admiral Far
rAgut. Generals Hancock, Thomas and
Grant and a maj Irlty of the committee
b9lieve that 1t would be a bad policy TO /
follow these precedents in view of the
fact that there are about one hundred sur
wing widows OF officers who would be
then entitled To pensions, who are now
excluded by general laws.
GENE AL HAzEN'S DEATH.
WAsHINGrON, n. l6-Gen. w. 3. |
HAGEN, chieI signAl officer UOlted States |
army, died here OF diabetes coma al |
O'clOck this evening. He had suffered |
from diabetes IUr some years, but of late |
mad improved IN heAItn and strength and |
hopes were entertained of his recovery.
At the reception TO the diplomatic corps
given by ths president he took . severe
cold, causing HIM to keep his bed Friday,
but yesterday he was up and reported
himself mucn improved, saying that he
would go TO MS ttis on MJnday.
GENER L HAZEN's FUNERAL.
WASHIh9TON, Jan l6.-6euernI Haz-
n WILL Dc buried with military hOnUIs Oh
wednesday at II O'Clock from st. johns
church. Tue remains Will De IempOr0rI-
~ InteTreu at OAS Hall or X Jck Creek
cemetery. The hnAl lnIernen[ will DIT
ua1s alter Mic. ID Z5u's return ITOu
Europe, prOOAOiy at Hiram, Onio, hI'
JId nome. G7.erAl SnerIGHn Lac Charge
IT The mIIIsaT srTai gemeuts for he
uneraI, Out the military escort Will tie
uuGer command Of Colonel Gibson O1
ne EEiId artillery. The escort will con
ist OF detachment from The sIgnAi
;Drps, The artillery batteries stationed
mere anu a detaGnmenL ON marine
oEps.
SUNSET cox ILL.
Mr. s. COx sutteTIns from pleu-
risy aud Ca arm vi the ST. mach. He j.
very mucn emAciated and his breathing
l. snort and paiDfui. HIS phb sIc1Ens,
DoctUrs Bliss aud SUWers, ar frs quen u
u his bedside and while admitting tn-t
nc 10 very SICK MAN Express the opinion
nat he Will recover If something now
unforeseen does not occur 10 occasion q
relapse
COX'S CONDITION IMPROVING.
A . clock Inls eyenILE DR.. Bliss re-
pOrted Representative COx's condition as
Considerably improved While he 10 by |
40 means out OF danger, we ara hOpefuI
lO-nIRht that from now he will rapidly |
mend"
PROTECTING AMERICAN SHIPS.
Belmont vi New York introduced in
the house to-day q bill 10 protect AmerI-
can vessels against un WarrantAble and
unlawful discrimination In the ports OF
British North America. The bill author |
,zes the president TO prohibit vessels
bearing the British fisg and coming from
such ports from entering tne ports of the
United States or from exercising such
privileges therein as he may define. IL
also authorizes the president to forbid
the entrance by land from the provinces
of British North America OF all merchan-
disc; also of all cars, locomotives or
other rolling stock of any railroad COM
pAny chartered under the laws Of said
provinces.
HAYES MUST HANG.
A decision was rendered by the SUI
preme court Of the United States today
An the murder case Of John Hayes:
plaintiff in error, against the state OF
Missouri. Hayes was tried in the GRIM
| inal court Of st. Louis is 1882 for the
murder of one Mueller, on the 26th of
August, 1881. The jury found him
guilty and he was sentenced to death.
He has brought the case to this court by
writ of error upon the ground that the
1 iarr of NhnF in IL
cases in cities having population OF
more than one hundred thousand the
state shall be allowed fifteen peremptory
challenges to jurors, while elsewhere In
Missouri the state Is allowed In such cases
only eight peremptOry challenges
This provision of the law the pris-
oner maintains operated to bis
st. Louis and was denial to him OF
| the equal protection OF the laws en-
joined by the fourteenth amendment OF
the federal constitution. This court
holds that allowing the state fifteen per-
emptoTy challenges OF capital cases
tried In cities containing q population OF
more than one hundred Thousand IL Rim-
ply providing against the difficulty If
securing in such cases impartial juries in
cities that re which does not exist In
other portions of the state. So far from
defeating, It may furnish giving equal
protection Of the laws which the four
teenth amendment declares shall
not be denied. There is moth
ing in the legislation of
Missouri on this point which is repu1-
nAnt to that amendment and the juug-
ment of the supreme court of the sale is
ffirmed. Opinion ~ Jnstica Field.
WILL REJECT IRISH.
| Ii is stated that Tbe numInation Of
Char es W Irish of Iowa, City, Ia, who
was designated during the recess TO b.
,uIveyOr q neral OF n vAda, vice Chris
@ PuwninH, su-pended, will certainly b.
eported and probably acted upon Ad-
} vrrsely The sentiment of the senate in
favor Of nome rule, especially in organ
z d states, Is strong
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president has apr, we'd the amend
menr pr posed by the civil service COM
mission of rule 4, of the amended civil
-ervice rules, giving the commissioners
authority To AppoIni the following boards
II civil service examiners: TIE central
board, composed of seven me mt ers, shall
oe detailed from the department in which
hey may be serving, for continuous seTv-
Ice at the office of the civil eeTvice COM
mission under the supervision of the CON-
mission. Ii shall examine and mark the
papers of all exAminA tions for entrance
: to the department service, and also OF
J such OF the papers OF examination for en-
I trance to either of the customs or to
postal service as shall be submitted to II
: by the commission. Special boards
b These boards shall mark the papers of
g special examinations for the classifi I'D
departmental service and shall be COM
e posed OF persons in the public service.
= Supplementary bosrds-These boards
e shall mark the papers of supplement-
i examinations of the classified depart
e mental service and shall be composed OF
q persons In public service. Local depart
e mental boArds-These boards shall be
It organized at one or more places In each
y state and territory where examination
e for the departmental service are to bs
: held and shall each be composed of per-
Il sons In the public service residing in tha
l. state or territory. Custom boards-OnS
= for each classified customs district to bC
Ie composed Of persons IN the customs ser.
'e vice IN the district. These boards sbsI
10 conduct examinations In the class Il {
l. custOm RPrvicA POak Raards EiraS